An Inner West festival that showcases the best of Australia’s underground music streams, Nag Nag Nag brings together artists who represent the idiosyncratic shadows of genres. It’s essentially the opposite of an arena spectacular; the festival takes over the Marrickville Golf Club and the Marrickville Bowling Club for two days of cheap schooners and the kind of lock-out defying bands who play live gigs every week in alternative venues. Uninterested in making the airwaves or the ARIAs but passionate about the guttural swells of live experience, the artists on the line-up explore the fringes of techno, punk, pub rock, disco and metal. Stomp on the sports club carpet, play a round of pool, or bum a durry on the bowling green, this is a festival for those who aren’t fans of festivals. Go if you like finding independent oddities and paying less than $7 for a beer.
Highlights from the packed line-up include the sweet synthy melodies of Greta Now, bass-heavy heartfelt rock by Circus Variety Act and punk anthems from Basic Human. There'll be a large Victorian contingent riding in on Nag Nag Nag's soundwave, including punk-rockers Constant Mongrel and the electro-tinged, joyful post-punk group Primo!.